Lei Aloha (A Love Wreath) - by Kekupuohi

Noe mai nei i au kō aloha
Hāʻaleʻale ana i kuʻu manawa
ʻO ka lanakoi aʻe a ka manaʻo
Nēia houpo ilihia

Hui:

E ka puʻuwai poina ʻole
Me ʻoe aku nō ia luʻuluʻu
Kanu ʻia iho i kō houpo i ka lolo
I kuleana kāua

Nani Nuʻuanu noenoe i ka ua
Kilihēhē i ka ʻili o ka ipo
I walea nō au me kuʻu aloha
I ke kui lei hinahina

Your love is like the mist on me
Overflowing my heart
The great desire of my thoughts
This bewildered heart

Chorus:

Unforgettable heart
This sadness lies with you
Buried in the heart, in the mind
As a privilege for us

Misty Nuʻuanu is beautiful in the rain
Dampens the skin of the lover
My beloved and I delighted
In stringing hinahina garlands


Source: Sonny Cunha's Music Book Copyright 1902 by William H. Coney
- Translated and edited by Lalepa Koga